Bloom has struggled with injuries since his outstanding 2000 season, but he
looks for a bounce-back and good health in 2003In 2000, Bloom made his first
Olympic team in the shot put after finishing a heartbreaking fourth in the
discus at the 1996 Olympic Trials. He says he got into throwing the same way
that everybody else did. I was trying to stay in shape for football, and I went
out for track because that was the only way to get into the weight room in the
spring. Threw a modest 44-9 as a prep junior, and in his senior indoor season
improved all the way to 62-4.5, Thats when I started thinking that I could get
a college scholarship for throwing. After giving up football at Wake Forest,
Bloom won the NCAA SP/DT double in 1996, becoming the eighth man ever to do so.
For now, Ive dedicated myself to throwing. Bloom has a hard time saying which
event he likes better, the shot or the discus, and he and John Godina are the
only two men currently contesting both at a world-class level. has a masters
degree in mathematics education from Wake Forest got married after the Olympics
before moving to Vacaville, where his wife, Terri, works as a softball coach at
nearby Solano Community College in Suisun. Bloom is an assistant coach at UC-Davis.
He and his wife Terri have a one-year-old daughter, Samantha Pearson and are
expecting another baby in September.

2003: 13th at USA Outdoors
(56.95m/186-10)3rd at Salinas (61.48m/201-8)best of 61.48m/201-8.2002: 4th at USA Indoors (20.02m/65-8.25).7th at USA Outdoors
(20.16m/66-1.75)3rd in Seville (20.18m/66-2.50)3rd in Hengelo
(20.09m/65-11)4th in Milan (20.05m/65-9.5)2nd at Salinas
(19.90m/65-3.25)ranked #6 in SP in the U.S. by T&FNbest of 20.24m/66-5. 2001: 4th in SP (20.45/67-1.25) & 3rd in DT (62.98/206-7) at USA Outdoors
did not make DT final at World Outdoors (56.32/184-9)3rd in SP at U.S. Indoors
(20.45/67-1.25)2nd at Millrose Games (19.08/62-7.25)2nd at adidas Golden Spike
Invitational (19.58/64-3)7th in DT at Prefontaine Classic (63.17/207-3)4th at
Peregrine U.S. Open SP (19.53/64-1) & 4th in DT (65.11/213-7)...6th in SP at
Goodwill Games (19.51/64-0.25) & 9th in DT (58.00/190-3)...ranked #4 in SP & #3
in DT in U.S. by T&FNbests of (20.94/68-8.5 & 66.17/217-1). 2000: 4th in SP at Olympics (68-5.75)...third at Olympic Trials
(70-10.75)... won Grand Prix final with meet record throw 21.82 meters (71 feet
7.25 inches)... won USA Indoors for 2nd-straight time with a then PR of
70-10.5...ranked #2 in world and U.S...best of 71-7.25. 1999: Won USA Indoors SP... 4th in SP (66-9.25); 3rd in DT (214-1) at USA
Outdoors... 4th in SP (68-8.75) at World Champs...1st in SP and 2nd in DT at
World University Games...ranked #5 in world (#3 U.S,) in SP and #5 in world (#2
U.S.) in DT by T&FN... bests of 69-8.5 and 221-4.. 1998: 3rd in SP (66-11.25 PR) at USA Indoors...3rd in DT at USA Outdoors
(217-11 PR)...2nd in DT (209-10) at Goodwill Games (209-10)...3rd in SP (67-1.25
PR) at Edwardsville GP...ranked #10 in world (#4 U.S.) in DT by T&FN; #6 U.S. in
SP... bests of 67-1.25 and 217-11. 1997: 5th in SP at USA Indoors (65-8.25)...2nd in DT (214-3 PR) at USA
Outdoors...16th in DT qualifying (199-3) at World Champs...2nd in DT (207-1) at
World University Games...ranked #3 U.S. in DT by T&FN; ranked #7 U.S. in
SP...bests of 66-3 and 214-3. 1996: 4th in DT (205-4) at Olympic Trials...won SP (65-0.5 PR) and DT
(211-1) at NCAA Outdoors...won SP (61-6.75) and WT (60-7.25) at ACC
Indoors...15th in SP (48-3.5) at NCAA Indoors...won SP (58-11.25) and DT (204-8)
at ACCranked #4 U.S. in DT by T&FN; #9 U.S. in SPbests of 65-0.5 and 212-9.
1995: Won SP (60-10.75 PR) and DT (208-3 PR) at ACC...2nd in DT (191-8),
9th in SP (58-6) at NCAA Outdoors...7th in DT (190-10) at USA Outdoors...ranked
#9 U.S. in DT by T&FN...bests of 60-10.75 and 208-3. 1994: Won SP (60-0.25) at ACC Indoors, 3rd in WT (54-7.25)...redshirted
outdoors. bests of 60-1 and 184-3. 1993: Won SP (59-8.25) at ACC Indoors...13th in SP at NCAA Indoors
(58-3.25)...won SP (59-0.25) and DT (181-7) at ACC...13th in SP (58-2) at NCAA
Outdoors...bests of 59-9 and 181-7. 1992: 2nd in SP at ACC Indoors (55-6.25)...2nd in SP (56-1) at ACC
Outdoors...2nd in SP (56-2.5) and DT (175-6) at USA Juniors...6th in DT (171-5),
9th in SP (56-4.5) at World Juniors... bests of 57-5.75 and 175-6. 1991: 3rd at New York HS state titles in shot, indoors and outdoors...bests
of 64-2.5 and 202-9.